The Appointment of Group Finance Director

31 January 2018

Empresaria Group plc ("Empresaria" or the "Group")

Appointment of Group Finance Director

Empresaria (AIM: EMR), the international specialist staffing group, announces the appointment of Tim Anderson as Group Finance Director with effect from 21 March 2018. Further to the announcement made on 12 September 2017, Tim will take over from Spencer Wreford, who will continue in his role as Chief Operating Officer.

Tim has over 15 years' experience working for listed and private equity backed businesses. Tim joins Empresaria from Cell Medica, a leading cellular immunotherapy company, where he was Group Finance Director. Prior to this Tim has held finance positions in three FTSE 100 businesses, most recently having spent six years at Intu Properties plc, the UK's leading owner and manager of prime regional shopping centres, where he was Head of Financial Reporting and Control.

Joost Kreulen, Chief Executive of Empresaria, said:

"I am looking forward to welcoming Tim to Empresaria where he will bring valuable knowledge and experience, helping us to continue to deliver on our strategy. With the scale and diversity of the Group, this appointment allows Spencer to concentrate fully on his operational role."

Tim has no current directorships. He has held the following directorships within the last five years:

Metrocentre (GP) Limited

Metrocentre (Holdco) Limited

Metrocentre (Subco) Limited

Metrocentre (Nominee No.1) Limited

Metrocentre (Nominee No.2) Limited

Notes for editors:

·Empresaria Group plc is an international specialist staffing group with 18 brands operating in 20 countries across the globe including UK, Germany, Japan, India, UAE, Indonesia, Chile, Australia, Thailand, Singapore, Finland, USA, New Zealand, China, Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines.